the thigpens

hiiiii! Jason + Christa here (or really just C let’s be honest) here’s a little synopsis of our journey to baby t

April 2017 – married

April 2018 – moved to [Dallas, TX]

August 2018 – officially started trying for a baby

February 2021 – started seeing a reproductive endocrinologist (RE)

June 2021 – Egg Retrieval (26 retrieved, 22 mature, 18 fertilized, 12 blastocysts, 9 normal PGT-A embryos)

July 2021 – Transfer #1 (miscarried at 12.5 weeks) baby girl [Rio] we named every embryo
d&c September 2021
d&c x2 March 2022

May 2022 – Transfer #2 (failed) baby girl [Mani]

June 2022 – Transfer #3 (miscarried at 6.5 weeks) baby girl [Feisty]
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d&c x3 February 2023

March 2023 – Transfer #4 (failed) baby girl [Dallas]

April 2023 – Transfer #5 (miscarried at 8.5 weeks) baby boy [Cinco]
d&c x4 June 2023

July 2023 – Decided to move forward with surrogacy and matched rather quickly

October 2023 – received psych clearance

November 2023 – received legal clearance

May 2024 – received medical clearance

June 2024 – Transfer #1 via gestational carrier (failed) baby girl [Elle]

August 2024 – Transfer #2 via gestational carrier (miscarried at 9 weeks) baby boy [thomas] natural miscarriage

February 2025 – Transfer #3 via gestation carrier (HCG levels didn’t rise) baby boy [to be named] and baby girl [to be named]

March 2025 – decision to pursue embryo adoption

May 2025 – adoption finalized for four embryos!